Immigration
Sep. 24, 2008
Justice Officials Chided for Shortchanging Immigration Courts
In a brief but often contentious hearing, federal lawmakers quizzed U.S. Department of Justice officials Tuesday over the political hiring scandal and the lack of resources that has plagued the nation's troubled immigration courts.




By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer In a brief but often contentious hearing, federal lawmakers quizzed U.S. Department of Justice officials Tuesday over the political hiring scandal and the lack of resources that has plagued the nation's troubled immigration courts. "There were political appointments made en masse," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., during a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship Refugees, Border S...
Daily Journal Staff Writer In a brief but often contentious hearing, federal lawmakers quizzed U.S. Department of Justice officials Tuesday over the political hiring scandal and the lack of resources that has plagued the nation's troubled immigration courts. "There were political appointments made en masse," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., during a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship Refugees, Border S...
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